Fennan Surname

352,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Fennan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fennan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Fennan (1,449) may also be a first name.

Fennan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fennan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fennan is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fennan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,108th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,041,107 people. The surname Fennan is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fennan are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 204,934th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 1,449 people.

Fennan is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 988 people, or 1 in 34,895. Beside Morocco Fennan exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Fennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fennan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Fennan surname contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fennan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fennane924,410/
Fengnan921/
Fennhan921/
Feennan920/
Fennant920/
Fennand920/
Fennhahn8620/
Finnan831,478/
Fennon8373/
Vennan834/
Fnan80307/
Fennoun77309/
Finnane77181/
Fennone7714/
Finngan773/
Fennamd770/
Finnean770/
Femnant770/
Hfnan731/
Fngan731/
Vnnan731/
Finnanne711/
Fennoune711/
Viennean711/
Finneane710/
Finnon67212/
Vennon6716/
Vinnan678/
Fnnaim671/
Finnán671/
Finnaisen671/
Finnam670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fennan
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